http://www.saywhydoi.com/the-head-shake-why-do-i-shake-my-head-to-say-no/ where the curious come to play! Wed, 20 Apr 2022 23:54:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.saywhydoi.com/the-head-shake-why-do-i-shake-my-head-to-say-no/#comment-1653 Lior Thu, 07 Apr 2011 04:19:42 +0000 http://www.saywhydoi.com/?p=1112#comment-1653 Hi new, This vertical "no" is known as the "head toss" and is also known as the "Greek no" because it seems to be derived from Ancient Greece, and to this day is found around areas that were occupied by the Greeks in antiquity. The head toss is like an inverted nod. i.e. opposite of moving head down is tossing your head up, and therefore it makes sense that it means "no". It also is a bit like recoiling away from something in disgust and sticking your nose up at it. To confuse things a bit, in some cultures, like amongst Maoris in New Zealand, and Dyaks of Borneo the head toss means yes! Hi new, This vertical “no” is known as the “head toss” and is also known as the “Greek no” because it seems to be derived from Ancient Greece, and to this day is found around areas that were occupied by the Greeks in antiquity. The head toss is like an inverted nod. i.e. opposite of moving head down is tossing your head up, and therefore it makes sense that it means “no”. It also is a bit like recoiling away from something in disgust and sticking your nose up at it. To confuse things a bit, in some cultures, like amongst Maoris in New Zealand, and Dyaks of Borneo the head toss means yes!

]]> http://www.saywhydoi.com/the-head-shake-why-do-i-shake-my-head-to-say-no/#comment-1582 new Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:31:46 +0000 http://www.saywhydoi.com/?p=1112#comment-1582 and why in some places when you say "No" you move the head in vertical like in an affirmation? and why in some places when you say “No” you move the head in vertical like in an affirmation?

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